Richard Fearn

Richard Fearn

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Director & Founder

Bio

Richard started in his career in advertising but has since shifted his attention to start-ups. As an investor/advisor to over 50 early stage companies, including Sofar Sounds, Blaze, Dojo & What3Words, Richard has learnt a lot about what it takes to launch & grow a start-up. He also the co-founder of the ‘Friday Club London,’ a ‘non-profit’ events company aimed at providing start-ups free access to senior marketing expertise. Since launching, over 250 start-ups have benefitted from the programme. And in exchange for their advice, industry mentors have had access to the UK’s brightest founders. In 2013 & 2014 Richard was named in BIMA’s ‘Hot 100’ list and in 2016 and 2017 short-listed for the Europas ‘Investor of the Year’ award.

Location

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Social

Primary Organization

The Friday Club London

The Friday Club London

Founded

2012

Employees

1-10

Industry

Advertising, Marketing

Jobs history

1

Polywork

Investor & Advisor

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Board and Advisor Roles

0

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Profile Resume

Richard Fearn is the Director & Founder at The Friday Club London, based in Europe. With a background in Advertising, Richard Fearn has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.

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Investment portfolio

Richard Fearn has made 31 investments. Their Latest investment was Seed Round - Darabase on Jan 19, 2023

Number of investment

31

Number of exits

5

Personal investment

31

Annouced DateOrganization NameFunding RoundMoney Raised
Nov 01, 2021
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Pre Seed Round - Unlock
2.0M
Mar 07, 2022
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Seed Round - Darabase
963.8K
Aug 17, 2022
Roleshare Roleshare
Seed Round - Roleshare
1.2M
Jan 19, 2023
Darabase Darabase
Seed Round - Darabase
1.3M

Partner investment

0

There is no partner investment available on this profile

Exits

5

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